Patent Application
20150382181
The present disclosure relates to the field of computer technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for exchanging business cards between mobile terminals and a storage medium.
As a social tool of people, paper business cards have gained increasing popularity, which, however, leads to the consumption of a great number of paper resources. A mobile terminal (for example, a mobile phone) is an increasingly mature social communication device. However, to extend a new relationship chain on the mobile terminal, most of users need to add information such as a contact number, which is rather complex.
The embodiments of the present disclosure are to provide a method for exchanging business cards between mobile terminals, so as to solve the problem in the prior art that the exchange of personal information between mobile terminals requires complex operations.
The embodiments of the present disclosure achieve the above objective by providing a method for exchanging business cards between mobile terminals, the method including the following steps performed at a sending terminal having one or more processors and memory for storing a plurality of program units for execution by the one or more processors: establishing a wireless connection with one or more receiving terminals and entering a business card exchange mode with the one or more receiving terminals;
displaying a receiving terminal list, the receiving terminal list comprising user identifiers of the one or more receiving terminals;
displaying a business card on a display of the sending terminal in response to a user selection operation of selecting at least one user identifier in the receiving terminal list; and sending the business card from the sending terminal to the receiving terminal that corresponds to the selected user identifier through the wireless connection after receiving a sliding operation performed on the business card on the display of the sending terminal.
The business card is preferably an image stored in a mobile terminal and used for carrying personal information.
Another objective of the embodiments of the present disclosure is to provide a mobile terminal for exchanging business cards between mobile terminals, the mobile terminal including one or more processors and memory for storing a plurality of program units for execution by the one or more processors, the plurality of program units further including:
a wireless connection unit, configured to establish a wireless connection with one or more receiving terminals and enter a business card exchange mode with the one or more receiving terminals;
a display unit, configured to display a receiving terminal list, the receiving terminal list comprising user identifiers of the one or more receiving terminals, and display a business card on a display of the mobile terminal in response to a user selection operation of selecting at least one user identifier in the receiving terminal list; and
a sending unit, configured to send the business card from the mobile terminal to the receiving terminal that corresponds to the selected user identifier through the wireless connection after receiving a sliding operation performed on the business card on the display of the mobile terminal.
The business card is preferably an image stored in a mobile terminal and used for carrying personal information.
Still another objective of the embodiments of the present disclosure is to provide a non-transitory storage medium comprising a plurality of computer executable instructions, the computer executable instructions being executed by one or more processors of a sending terminal for exchanging business cards with one or more receiving terminals, the computer executable instructions further including:
establishing a wireless connection with one or more receiving terminals and entering a business card exchange mode with the one or more receiving terminals;
displaying a receiving terminal list, the receiving terminal list comprising user identifiers of the one or more receiving terminals;
displaying a business card on a display of the sending terminal in response to a user selection operation of selecting at least one user identifier in the receiving terminal list; and
sending the business card from the sending terminal to the receiving terminal that corresponds to the selected user identifier through the wireless connection after receiving a sliding operation performed on the business card on the display of the sending terminal.
According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a sending terminal establishes a connection with a receiving terminal and enters a business card exchange mode; then, a receiving terminal list including user identifiers is displayed, and after a selection operation of selecting at least one user identifier in the receiving terminal list is received, a business card is displayed on the display of the sending terminal; then, a sliding operation performed on the business card on the sending terminal is received, and the business card in the sending terminal is sent to a receiving terminal that corresponds to the selected user identifier. Such an operation manner of sending a business card is simple and intuitive.
To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the present disclosure clearer, the present disclosure is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that, the specific embodiments described herein are merely for explaining the present disclosure, but are not intended to limit the present disclosure.
According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a sending terminal establishes a connection with a receiving terminal and enters a business card exchange mode; then, a receiving terminal list including user identifiers is displayed, and after a selection operation of selecting at least one user identifier in the receiving terminal list is received, a business card is displayed on the display of the sending terminal; then, a sliding operation performed on the business card on the sending terminal is received, and the business card in the sending terminal is sent to a receiving terminal that corresponds to the selected user identifier. Such an operation manner of sending a business card is simple and intuitive.
The implementation of the present disclosure is described in detail below with reference to specific embodiments.
In step S101, a sending terminal establishes a connection with one or more receiving terminals and enters a business card exchange mode.
In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the business card is an image stored in a mobile terminal and used for carrying personal information. The image is preferably an editable image, so that the personal information can be easily edited, for example, the business address of a user can be changed easily if necessary. Further, the business card may be formed by pulling user information by a built-in code compilation template of the mobile terminal, which avoids complex input and simplifies the operation. The user information includes a user name of a mobile terminal, a mobile terminal number, and/or an instant messaging account.
The sending terminal is a mobile terminal that sends out the business card and the receiving terminal is a mobile terminal that receives the business card. Herein, the sending terminal may establish a connection with the receiving terminal by means of near field communication (for example, Bluetooth or WiFi) or by means of remote communication (for example, 2G or 3G communication). Depending on different network environments, the communication may need to be relayed by a server.
In step S102, a receiving terminal list is displayed on a display of the sending terminal, the receiving terminal list including user identifiers of receiving terminals. For example, the display is a touch screen that can detect user inputs through finger gestures on the touch screen.
In this embodiment of the present disclosure, after entering the business card exchange mode, the sending terminal displays a business card receiving terminal list, for example, displays a contact list that is in the mobile terminal, or displays a list of terminals that have started the business card exchange program in near field communication. The receiving terminal list includes user identifiers of receiving terminals. The user identifier may be a device name, or may be a user name that is displayed when the business card exchange program is installed and started.
In step 103, after a user selection operation of selecting at least one user identifier in the receiving terminal list is received by the sending terminal, a business card is displayed on the display of the sending terminal.
In this embodiment of the present disclosure, by means of a finger tap event on the display of the sending terminal (that is, the selection operation), at least one user identifier in the receiving terminal list is selected, that is, one or more receiving objects are selected, so as to avoid sending the business card to an undesired receiving terminal. In this case, one receiving terminal or multiple receiving terminals may be selected. As shown in
In step S104, a sliding operation performed on the business card on the sending terminal is received by the sending terminal and the business card in the sending terminal is sent to the receiving terminal that corresponds to the selected user identifier.
According to this embodiment of the present disclosure, the sliding operation performed on the business card on the sending terminal is received, and by means of the sliding operation, the business card in the sending terminal is moved, so that the business card in the sending terminal is sent to the receiving terminal that corresponds to the selected user identifier. The receiving terminal receives the business card in the sending terminal. Such an operation manner of sending a business card is simple and intuitive. Preferably, the moving direction of the business card in the sending terminal is consistent with the sliding direction of a finger of the user, making the operation more intuitive.
Based on the above, a business card exchange program is started immediately after a sending terminal and a receiving terminal enter a business card exchange mode, as shown in
In addition, the business card receiving terminal checks all received business cards by means of a checking event. For example, the user can check all received business cards by clicking a “check” button in an interface of a mobile phone, as shown in
In this embodiment, the business card in the sending terminal is moved by means of the sliding operation. While at least one portion of the business card is dynamically removed out of the screen of the sending terminal, the same portion of the business card is sent to the receiving terminal in real time, so that the receiving terminal receives and dynamically displays the part in real time (that is, the part of the business card that disappears from the screen of the sending terminal is gradually drawn on the screen of the business card receiving terminal) until the entire business card is removed out of the screen of the sending terminal, as shown in
For ease of operation, the entire business card can be sent out when the displacement of the business card exceeds two thirds of the length of the business card.
The apparatus for exchanging business cards between mobile terminals is integrated into a sending terminal, and the display unit is a display screen of the sending terminal.
For ease of operation, the apparatus further includes a clicking unit configured to receive the selection operation, a sliding operation unit configured to receive the sliding operation, a checking unit configured to receive a checking event, and a movement unit configured to move the business card in the sending terminal by means of the sliding operation and send a part, which is moved out of a screen of the sending terminal, of the business card to the receiving terminal in real time, so that the receiving terminal receives and displays the part in real time until the entire business card is moved out of the screen of the sending terminal. To achieve “What You See Is What You Get”, the apparatus further includes a drawing unit configured to draw a business card.
It should be noted that the specific working principles of the foregoing units are as described above, and the details are not described herein again. In addition, each of the units of the apparatus for exchanging business cards between mobile terminals may be a software unit, a hardware unit, or a unit combining software and hardware. The software unit part may be stored in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, for example, a ROM/RAM, a magnetic disk, an optical disc, or the like.
An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a non-transitory storage medium including a computer executable instruction, the computer executable instruction being used for being executed by a processor to perform a method for exchanging business cards between mobile terminals, the method including the following steps:
establishing, by a sending terminal, a connection with a receiving terminal, and entering a business card exchange mode;
displaying a receiving terminal list, the receiving terminal list including user identifiers of receiving terminals;
displaying a business card on the sending terminal, after a selection operation of selecting at least one user identifier in the receiving terminal list is received; and
receiving a sliding operation performed on the business card on the sending terminal and sending the business card in the sending terminal to the receiving terminal that corresponds to the selected user identifier.
The foregoing descriptions are merely preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, but are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201210583780.8 | Dec 2012 | CN | national |
This application is a continuation application of PCT Patent Application No. PCT/CN2013/084966, entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING BUSINESS CARD BETWEEN MOBILE TERMINALS AND STORAGE MEDIUM” filed on Oct. 10, 2013, which claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201210583780.8, entitled “METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENDING BUSINESS CARD BETWEEN MOBILE TERMINALS” filed by Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. on Dec. 28, 2012, both of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent | PCT/CN2013/084966 | Oct 2013 | US |
| Child | 14752517 | US |
